INS 2243 units200 LevelSecond Semester

Systems Analysis and Design

B.Sc. Cybersecurity, University of Uyo

A structured approach to analysing information system needs and designing solutions: the software development lifecycle, top-down and bottom-up design, dataflow diagramming, entity-relationship modelling, and file/database and user-interface design.

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Course outline

  1. 01Structured approach to analysis and design of information systems for businesses
  2. 02Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
  3. 03Structured top-down and bottom-up design
  4. 04Dataflow diagramming and entity-relationship modelling
  5. 05Computer-aided software engineering (CASE)
  6. 06Input/output, prototyping design and validation
  7. 07File and database design
  8. 08Design of user interfaces
  9. 09Comparison of structured and object-oriented design

Recommended textbooks

  • Systems Analysis and Design — Kenneth Kendall & Julie Kendall

    10th ed. — most widely used globally

  • Modern Systems Analysis and Design — Hoffer, George & Valacich

    8th ed. — strong practical coverage

How to pass INS 224

  • DFDs and ER diagrams are the most commonly examined topics — practise drawing them from scratch
  • Use DRAW.IO (free, online) to practise system diagrams until speed and accuracy improve
  • Normalisation (1NF, 2NF, 3NF) has a logical pattern — understand it conceptually before memorising rules
  • Relate everything to a real system you interact with (a bank app, university portal) to aid understanding

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